Chapter 3450: Extra Chapter 29
Chief Li said with a touched look on his face, "Thank you for your help, sir. If it weren't for you, sir, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to control myself this time. You are worthy of being a pillar of our Great Jin..."
Bai Shan walked out of the inner room. Zhou Man turned around to look at him, and paused as she smiled. She stood up and pulled him, "What's wrong?"
Bai Shan said calmly, "It's okay. How are Madam Li and Chief Li doing?"
Zhou Man: "It has been brought under control, but malaria is very changeable and there is no guarantee that it will not change again."
She wasn't completely sure.
Bai Shan: "What about the other infected people in the mansion?"
After Zhou Man and Bai Shan revealed their identities, Zhou Man took over all the patients in the mansion.
The servants who had been locked up in the side courtyard and left to fend for themselves were released and properly resettled. Zhou Man had the place where they lived fumigated to kill as many mosquitoes as possible that were hiding there.
Then the patients were divided into different levels according to their severity and urgency and treated separately. The medicinal materials in the mansion were consumed like water every day.
But the result was not very good. She was waiting here just to ask if there were any other sources of medicinal materials in the chief's mansion. She wanted to change the medicine.
"...Also, the infected patients in the city need to be admitted. I plan to go out and check on the situation this afternoon. Where do you plan to set up the medical tent?"
Bai Shan said, "It's just a few streets away from the Chief's Mansion."
He said, "The malaria issue cannot be concealed. The Liaozi tribe is feeling uneasy, so I plan to use malaria as the first line of defense."
Zhou Man opened his mouth wide. "You want to use malaria to scare off those who want to rebel?"
"The medical tent is outside the chief's house. I wonder how many more lunatics will dare to rush in."
Even Wu Yin thinks that malaria is transmitted from person to person, and others will believe it even more firmly. In this case, they will only avoid malaria and dare not rush in.
Unless you really don't want to live anymore.
"What if..."
"Don't worry, I have other arrangements," Bai Shan said, "I'll take care of everything here, you just focus on researching the prescription for the treatment."
He paused, then said apologetically, "Also, there's the issue of medicinal herbs. Annan City is far away from the Central Plains, and is separated from the previous city by thousands of mountains and rivers. So, I'm afraid I won't be able to gather enough herbs for you right now."
He said, "The people in this mansion are secondary. There are quite a few people infected outside. Once the numbers are counted, this matter will be completely unconcealed. If we can't come up with the medicine, I'm afraid that the people in the city will be in chaos before the rebel army even attacks the chief's mansion."
Zhou Man: "The medicine shop in the city..."
"I have already sent people to recruit, in addition to the pharmacies, there are also witches from various tribes. I have forcibly conscripted all the medicinal materials and doctors that can be requisitioned." In troubled times, severe punishments are used, and the number of people counted is increasing. There is no time to weigh the pros and cons of these people.
Since they were in this city, they were in the game. "But this will take time. I asked the chief steward, and I'm afraid they don't have many medicinal herbs."
Zhou Man pondered for a moment, then said, "Actually, there's another prescription we can try."
"What recipe?"
"Artemisia annua," Zhou Man said, "There's a recipe in 'Elbow-Back Prescriptions for Rescuing Soldiers' that uses fresh Artemisia annua, squeezed and then taken. I haven't tried this recipe much, but Artemisia annua is everywhere, especially in southern Xinjiang. Even ordinary people can pick it and use it whenever they want."
Bai Shan was surprised. "I remember there was an outbreak of malaria in the Jiangnan area six years ago. You were the one who went to get treated with me then. What prescription did you prescribe?"
"Several. For mild cases, they were given pills made from Radix Dichroae, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, Licorice, and Ephedra. Three pills were usually enough to cure the disease," Zhou Man said. "The epidemic was discovered quickly, and the medical department immediately made arrangements. They also made preventive pills from garlic and croton seeds and distributed them to the people in the city, so the disease was quickly brought under control."
"For the remaining serious cases, we changed the prescriptions based on their conditions. The most commonly used herbs are Dichroa, Biejia, Cimicifuga, Aconite, and Cuttlefish Bone. However, these herbs are in short supply in Annan City right now. Especially since the epidemic has been going on for a long time, there are many serious cases outside..."
Not to mention rare medicinal materials such as turtle shell and cuttlefish bone, they don’t even have much Changshan left.
Bai Shan thought for a moment and said, "I'll try my best. You can try the Artemisia annua juice first."
Zhou Man had no choice but to agree.
If Bai Shanruo was not completely unsure, he would have comforted her. Now that he said this, it was obvious that he had not much else to do.
Zhou Man lowered his eyes.
This is the Liaozi tribe, not the Central Plains. They have limited manpower, things happened suddenly, and the person in charge fell ill. Bai Shan really couldn't do anything.
Zhou Man took Wu Yin out and asked, "Do you have anyone available?"
Wu Yin said: "I don't have military power, but I have a few disciples who are quite obedient. If the master has any instructions, I can ask them to do it."
He paused and continued, "Although I have rarely performed prayers and sacrifices in the past two years, my students have been in charge of the ceremonies for the past ten years. Therefore, there are many people in the tribe who are willing to listen to my orders, mainly the elderly, children, women and children. Although their abilities are limited, they can still do something."
Zhou Man said, "Go call some people over, and let's try another prescription."
Bai Shan, who she believed had limited manpower and could not do his best, turned around and met with the officials of the Liaozi Department. He generously wrote two letters and had them sent to Yizhou, Liuzhou and other places, asking local government offices to help collect medicinal materials and assist the Liaozi Department.
Chief Li and the chief steward were both moved. Chief Li, despite his illness, held Bai Shan's hand and said, "The entire Liaozi tribe will never forget your kindness and merits."
Bai Shan sighed and said, "The people of Liaozi tribe are also the people of our Great Jin. Moreover, the princess and her husband are still here. Whether there is war or epidemic, it will be very dangerous for the princess and her husband."
Chief Li immediately said, "I will send someone to escort the princess and her husband away."
Bai Shan shook his head. "That's not necessary. Although Lord Zhou said malaria isn't contagious, there are still many ignorant people among the people. If the princess and her husband return to the Central Plains now, it would be bad if bad news spreads. Furthermore, the princess is kind and wants to stand with the people of Liaozi. She won't leave."
Bai Shan paused, frowned, and asked, "Chief Li and Madam Li are seriously ill, but I wonder how the men in the mansion are doing? I haven't seen them tending to them for the past two days."
Chief Li had only one son and one daughter, and he sent his son away early. Firstly, he was afraid that his son would also be infected with malaria, and secondly, he was afraid that if someone really plotted rebellion, he would die in the fight.
But Chief Li didn't dare to say anything at this time. The princess and her husband could stand together with the people of the Liaozi tribe. How could the chief's son escape from the battlefield?
So Chief Li said, "He took his men out to buy medicinal herbs. The city is short of them, and medicine is life-saving."
Bai Shan nodded in agreement and asked, "What about the girl? The people in the city need to be comforted. The Li family is the leader of the Liaozi tribe, so they need someone to comfort the people."
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